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-  CHICAGO 
APRIL     TWENTY-THIRD 
NINETEEN    HUNDRED  AND  T^A^LVE 


Copyright,  1912 
WILBUR  D.  NESBIT 

Chicago 


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WE  never  could  hope — we  who  knew  him — 
to  tell 
Our  tender  regard  for  "Biff"  Hall; 
As  friend,  as  companion,  as  brother,  as — well, 
A  prince  of  good  fellows,  that's  all. 


The  Forty  Club's  History 


THE  exact  date  of  the  organization  of  the  Forty- 
Club  cannot  be  determined.  It  is  not  hard  to  satisfy 
oneself  how  the  club  happened  to  come  into  exist- 
ence, but  of  tangible  records  of  its  early  days  there  is 
nothing  definite. 

^  This  much  we  know,  that  the  dinner  in  honor  of  the 
ladies  in  1912  is  the  tM^enty-fifth.  Will  Moore  possesses  a 
printed  list  of  the  members  in  1888,  which  list  was  part  of 
the  program  of  the  dinner  for  the  ladies  in  that  year. 
%  But  the  Forty  Club  had  then  been  in  existence  for  a 
good  while.  It  is  more  than  probable  that  it  is  over  thirty 
years  old. 

^  It  is  an  organization  that  just  happened  because  it  had 
to  be.  In  the  beginning,  a  number  of  choice  spirits  fell 
into  the  habit  of  gathering  together  for  a  friendly  dinner 
occasionally.  Before  long  these  occasions  assumed  regu- 
larity, and  at  that  time  was  established  the  unwritten  law 
of  the  Forty  Club  that  its  dinners,  unless  good  and  suffi- 
cient reasons  prevented,  should  be  held  on  the  evening  of 
the  third  Tuesday  in  the  month. 

*[f  William"!^.  Hall,  of  revered  memory,  known  to  every- 
body as  "Biff,"  was  the  leader  in  the  coterie  of  good 
fellows  who  formed  the  nucleus  of  the  Forty  Club.  No- 
body knows  when  the  real  club  organization  was  effected, 
but  there  are  vague  recollections  that  at  the  dinner  which 
marked  the  actual  club  organization  there  were  thirty-eight 
men  present.     Why  the  name  "Forty"  was  chosen,  who 


The  Forty  Club's  History 

suggested  it,  or  how  it  became  thus  perpetuated,  is  un- 
known. 

Tl  The  only  exact  knowledge  we  have  of  the  club  rules  of 
the  old  days  is  the  principle  that  has  ever  since  been  about 
the  only  by-law  of  the  club:  "The  ladies  are  always 
present,  whether  they  are  here  or  not."  This  is  a  rule 
which  has  always  been  unwritten,  unspoken  and  unbroken 
by  the  members  of  the  club. 

^  Of  the  original  Forty  the  club  today  has  in  its  member- 
ship Frank  Morris,  Lyndon  D.  Powers,Will  J.Davis,  Leigh 
Reilly  and  Jos.  H.  Defrees.  None  of  these  gentlemen 
remembers  many  of  the  incidents  and  facts  concerning  the 
beginnings  of  the  club.  These  details,  naturally,  did  not 
seem  of  much  moment  at  the  time,  although  today  they 
would  assist  the  club  materially  in  setting  up  some  archives. 
1[  "Biif"  Hall,  however,  was  the  first  and  only  president 
of  the  Forty  Club  until  he  passed  on.  After  his  death  it 
was  seriously  proposed  to  disband  the  club  as  a  testimonial 
to  his  memory,  but  after  much  deliberation  the  conclusion 
was  reached  that  to  continue  the  club  in  existence  would 
do  even  more  to  keep  green  and  fair  his  memory.  George 
Ade  was  then  chosen  as  the  head  of  the  organization,  and 
after  serving  several  years  he  retired.  Hon.  John  Barton 
Payne  succeeded  him  as  president.  When  he  retired  from 
the  office  Wilbur  D.  Nesbit  was  selected  for  the  position. 
^  As  the  club  grew  in  popularity  it  was  seen  that  the 
limitation  of  membership  to  forty  was  too  small.  An 
associate  membership  was  created.  When  a  vacancy  in 
the  "Forty"  occurs  an  associate  member  is  elevated. 
Distinguished  guests  and  friends  of  the  club  are  eligible  to 
honorary  membership. 

^  When  this  book  was  projected  several  of  the  older 
members  of  the  organization  were  asked  for  their  recol- 


The  Forty  Club's  History 

lections.  The  results  have  been  summarized  in  the  fore- 
going, but  in  addition  we  have  the  following  interesting 
statement  from  the  pen  of  Will  J.  Davis: 
^  "My  boy  was  born  a  few  years  after  the  Forty  Club 
came  into  existence  and  when  he  grew  old  enough  to 
miss  me  at  the  dinner  hour  and  to  make  quite  a  fuss 
because  I  was  not  in  my  accustomed  seat,  I  told  Biff 
Hall  it  was  best  for  me  to  drop  out  of  the  club  until 
young  Davis  was  old  enough  to  excuse  me  occasionally 
from  the  home  dinner  circle;  so  for  four  years  I  was  not 
with  the  club  at  all.  Afterward  I  was  an  occasional  guest 
of  some  member.  Later  there  was  a  vacancy  and  I  re- 
turned to  the  fold. 

^  "At  the  Forty  Club  dinners  have  gathered  such  well 
remembered  old-time  club  fellows  as  Biff  Hall,  John 
McWade,  Charlie  Clayton,  George  Hancock,  Judge 
Driggs,  George  Jenney,  Al  Shuman,  Fred  Root,  Chatfield 
Taylor,  Wm.  J.  Calhoun,  Elbridge  Hanecy,  John  Barton 
Payne,  Nate  Salisbury,  Norval  Pierce,  Charley  Hunt, 
Judge  Kohlsaat,  Will  Moore,  Jim  Channon,  George 
Charlton,  George  Ade  and  Eddie  Freiberger.  Among  the 
prominent  actors  who  were  guests  from  time  to  time  were 
such  popular  stage  favorites  as  Tom  Keene,  DeWolf 
Hopper,  Richard  Mansfield,  Wilton  Lackaye,  Richard 
Golden,  Wm.  T.  Carlton,  Francis  Wilson,  Edwin  Hoff, 
Henry  Clay  Barnabee,  Edward  Sothern,  John  Drew,  Tom 
Karl,  W.  H.  MacDonald,  Lawrence  Barrett,  Charles 
Wyndham,  John  McCuUough,  Beerbohm  Tree,  James 
O'Neill,  Jimmy  Powers,  Charles  Kendall,  W.  H.  Crane, 
Stuart  Robson,  Digby  Bell,  Nat  Goodwin,  E.  S.  Willard, 
Herbert  Kelcey,  Eugene  Cowles,  Charles  Hawtrey  and 
Max  O'Rell  the  lecturer.  The  more  famous  the  guest, 
the  more  important  and  responsive  was  dear  old   Frei- 


The  Forty  Club's  History 

berger.  Reverend  Ernest  Stires,  our  chaplain,  is  a  well- 
remei,mbered  figure  in  all  our  early  dinners. 
^  "Best  of  all  is  remembered  dear  Will  Hall,  so  many  years 
our  president.  How  he  fell  heir  to  the  familiar  'Biff,'  I 
don't  know,  but  I  suspect  it  was  by  reason  of  his  faculty 
for  quick  repartee.  Every  member  of  the  Forty  Club 
remembering  the  days  when  he  was  president  will  testify 
to  his  ready  wit  and  instant  touch  with  a  telling  reply  to 
any  and  every  sally  shied  in  his  direction.  He  came  back 
with  a  "biff"  every  time  and  so  forcibly  that  I  suspect  he 
acquired  his  well-known  nickname  for  that  reason. 
^  "I  am  particularly  indebted  to  the  well-beloved  wife  of 
Will  Hall  for  names  and  data,  also  for  the  excellent  photo- 
graph which  adorns  the  front  of  our  book.  A  friend  of 
many  years,  both  as  Adele  Somers  and  as  Mrs.  Hall,  I  am 
glad  to  be  still  reckoned  a  friend  to  her  and  her  charming 
daughters. 

^  "Among  the  dearest  and  most  impressive  remembrances 
of  the  Forty  Club  dinners  are  the  songs  John  McWade  was 
wont  to  favor  us  with,  the  best  of  which,  in  my  mind,  were 
'Sunday  Night'  and  'The  Want  of  You.'  The  music 
of  the  latter  song  was  composed  by  Mr.  McWade,  and 
nothing  could  more  thoroughly  describe  his  temperament. 
I  doubt  if  we  shall  ever  hear  their  like  again,  and  if  the 
young  members  ever  hear  anything  half  so  plaintive  and 
sweet,  they  will  not  have  joined  the  club  without  ample 
recompense." 


GEORGE  ADE 

(Ex-President) 


'T^RUTH  is  as  old  as  space  or  time, 

^       And  yet  it  has  eternal  youth; 
He  has  the  gift,  rare  and  sublime, 
To  show  us  how  to  laugh  at  truth. 


JOHN  BARTON  PAYNE 
(Ex-President) 

ir^OES  a  lawyer  only  have  to  stand  around 
■*"^    and  to  the  judge  and  jury  act  up  funny? — 
Oh!  No! — he  doesn't  have  to  stand  at  all; — 
he  only  has  to  argue  for  the  money. 


WILBUR  D.  NESBIT 

(President) 


^T^O  him  the  gods  were  very  kind; 

■*■       They  gave  him  humor,  grace  and  wit, 
And  blessed  him  with  so  great  a  heart 
That  never  with  a  poisoned  dart 
Is  he  inclined  to  make  a  hit. 


WILLIAM  PORTER  WILLIAMS 
(Vice-President) 

AN  ambidextrous  man  is  he; 
■"^^     The  ones  who  know  him  understand. 
A  wonder  in  his  way — you  see 

He  can  toastmast  with  either  hand. 


CHARLES  H.  BURRAS 

(Secretary) 


nr^HE  gods  bestow  their  gifts  on  men 
-*-        With  many  a  curious  twist  and  whim; 
They  handed  out  an  armful  when 

They  chose  the  gifts  they  gave  to  him. 


CHARLES  F.  HEALY 
(Treasurer) 


/"^HARLEY  is  our  treasurer; 
^-^     And  him  we  have  to  thank 
For  the  fact  that  we,  instead  of  debts, 
Have  money  in  the  bank. 


DEAN   WALTER  T.   SUMNER 
(Chaplain) 

"\X7'E  have  said  every  good  thing  about  him, 
^^     We  have  praised  him  as  well  as  we  could, 
Yet  we  know  that  we  never  have  given 

Our  dean  all  the  credit  we  should ; 
So  imagine  that  we  have  repeated 

The  best  things  that  ever  were  penned, 
And  perhaps  you  will  know  how  we  like  him 

As  chaplain,  as  man  and  as  friend. 


SAMUEL  ELLSWORTH  KISER 

(Laureate) 

TJE  weaves  the  melody  of  words 
^  ^     As  do  the  joyous  bees  and  birds 
Catch  all  the  gladness  of  the  day 
And  blend  it  in  their  happy  way 
Into  a  song  where  gladness  is — 
So  Kiser  writes  those  rhymes  of  his. 

—  PVilbur  D.  Nesbit. 


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OWEN   BREWER 


THE  country's  going  dry,  they  say, 
But  though  the  foes  of  liquor  shout 
And  though  the  "wets"  are  in  dismay. 
They'll  never  howl  this  Brewer  out. 


WILLIAM  J.  CALHOUN 


AX/'HEN  he  arrived  in  China 

The  Manchus  quaked  with  fear 
And  said:  "We  may  as  well  get  out; 
The  grafting  game's  gone  up  the  spout- 
An  honest  man  is  here." 


JAMES    H.    CHANNON 


VITT'HEN  pigs  can  fly  and  cows  can  sinj 
And  cooks  no  longer  ask  for  pay, 
When  nothing's  wrong  with  anything, 

And  all  our  ills  are  cleared  away; 
He  will  be  keeping  busy  still 
Imparting  gladness  and  good  will. 


GEORGE  J.   CHARLTON 


A  LWAYS  with  a  glad  hand  for  a  friend, 
-^^     Always  with  a  kindly  word  to  spare; 
Always  with  a  smile  that  makes  you  feel 
That  if  trouble  came  to  plague  you  he 
would  care. 


WILL  H.  CLARK 


A   GALLANT  horseman,  Bill  Clark  is, 
'^^     He  rides  like  Paul  Revere — 
No  reins  are  in  his  hands,  gee  whiz! 
He  hangs  on  by  the  ear. 


WILL  J.  DAVIS 


T    ET  this  on  Time's  eternal  scroll 
^^-^     Of  him  be  largely  penned: 
"He  never  sought  to  harm  a  soul 
And  thousands  called  him  friend." 


JOSEPH   H.   DIMERY 


A    CHERUB'S  face  and  a  seraph's  smile 
^  ^     And  a  nature  that  is  simmery, 
And  a  bit  of  gab  and  a  dash  of  guile — 
If  you  mix  them,  that's  Joe  Dimery. 


J.  A.   EDWARDS 


nr^HE  voice  of  a  wondrous  seer, 

'''       The  heart  of  a  hero  plus; 
A  laugh  that  is  good  to  hear — 
Signed,  "Yours  sincerely,  GUS." 


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LEROY  A.  GODDARD 


T    ARRY  Goddard  Is  a  banker; 
^^^     Easy  job  and  splendid  pay; 
Starts  at  ten  and  through  at  three; 
Every  week  or  two  he's  free, 
Having  a  bank  holiday. 


THOMAS  P.  GOODBODY 


A   SPLENDID  chap;  you'll  not  detect 
-*•  ^     Much  that  is  wrong  with  him; 
Yet  he  is  queer  in  one  respect; 
His  middle  name  is  PIM. 


J.  F.  A.  HALBACH 

npHE  F.  stands  for  Fred — and  so  do  the 
-'-  rest  of  us, 

But  the  J.  and  the  A.  have  puzzled  the  best 

of  us. 
Oh,  Fred,  please  arise  and  inform  the  officials 
The  use  that  you  make  of  your  extra  initials. 


ELBRIDGE  HANECY 


CEDATE,  stern,  dignified  and  grim; 

^     Observe  the  stateliness  of  him. 

No  monument  of  ancient  Rome, 

No  towering,  majestic  dome. 

No  marble  bust  that  never  blinks, 

No  mystic,  solemn,  silent  sphinx, 

No  iceberg  in  the  polar  sea 

Could  seem  so  cold  and  calm  as  he — 

But  then  you'd  best  not  be  too  sure 

Until  you  take  his  temperature. 


CHARLES   H.   HUNT 


'  I  'HIS,  gentle  friends,  is  Charley  Hunt; 

^       He,  also,  does  a  little  stunt; 
Who  else  in  all  this  crowd  could  rise 
With  such  a  twinkle  in  his  eyes? 


CHARLES   G.   HUSE 


pJE  toured  through  China  just  last  year 
^-^     And  now  the  cable  brings  the  news 
That  China's  king  has  quit;  we  fear 
He  wants  to  be  as  free  as  Huse. 


THOMAS  D.  KNIGHT 


1_JE  must  be  strong,  he  must  be  true 
^  -*■     And  strive  with  all  his  might, 
Who  would  a  lance  break  and  win  thru 
With  this,  our  gallant  Knight. 


ED.   W.   MILLER 


T-JE  has  gone  to  California, 
^-^      Where  the  sun  shines  ail  the  year; 
There  the  days  will  all  be  brighter 
And  the  hearts  will  all  be  lighter, 
But  the  days  are  darker  here. 


WILL  H.  MOORE 

XJELIEVE  us,  if  all  your  endearing  young 
charms, 
As  Tom  Moore  of  old  sang  so  fine,  now 
and  then, 
Were  to  vanish  right  now,  we  would  search 
all  the  farms 
And  restore  all  your  cheer  with  a  little  red 
hen. 


FRANK  MORRIS 


^  I  ""HIS  is  the  robber,  as  sure's  you're  born 

Against  whose  guile  I  fain  would  warn 
The  Bibliomaniac,  all  tattered  and  torn, 
Who  pauses  to  look  at  some  second-hand  book 
Up  on  a  shelf,  all  covered  with  dust. 
Marked  "Four  Dollars  for  cash,  no  trust" 
Down  in  the  shop  that  Morris  built. 

— Eugene  Field. 


LAVERNE   W.    NOYES 


ILJE  plucks  the  flowers  along  the  way, 
-■-  ^      And  has  no  time  to  idly  grieve; 
By  giving  gladness  where  he  may 
He  earns  the  joy  that  day  by  day 
It  is  his  fortune  to  receive. 


DAVID  A.  NOYES 


"UE  smites  left-handed  when  the  tee 
^^      Is  made  and  there's  a  ball  to  smite: 
In  other  ways  we'll  all  agree 
That  he  distinctly  is  all  right. 


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DR.   NORVAL   PIERCE 


AX/'HEN  the  Forty  Club  is  ended  and  the 
^^  gavel  put  away 

May  we  gladly  travel  with  him  on  the  road 
to  Mandalay. 


LYNDON   D.  POWERS 


TJE  helped  to  found  the  Forty  Club 
-*■  -■■     And  adds  unto  its  joys, 
And  may  It  live  a  hundred  years 
And  find  us  all  alive  with  cheers 
For  this  one  of  the  boys. 


MARVIN  B.  POOL 


CHICAGO  is  proud  of  her  lake 
Which  keeps  her  in  summer  so  cool, 
But  we  of  the  Forty  oft  make 

Great  boasts  of  our  own  Marvin  Pool. 


FRED  A.  PRICE 


\)[7'E  may  live  without  art,  we  may  live 
^^       without  books, 

We  may  live  without  music  or  ice; 
But  we  cannot  have  banquets  unless  we  have 
cooks, 

And  what  would  they  be  without  Price? 


GARDNER  READ 


ILXT'HEN  Freedom  from  her  mountain  height 
^^       Unfurled  her  standard  to  the  air, 
She  little  thought  about  to-night 
For  Gardner  Read  was  never  there. 


LEIGH  REILLY 


ILJERE'S  a  wish  for  you,  Leigh  Reilly: 
"*■  ■*■      Let's  all  join  in  it,  brothers: — 
May  gladness  be  in  store  for  you 
In  equal,  honest  measure  to 
The  joy  you've  given  others. 


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JOHN  RICHARDSON 


1_FE  has  a  taste  for  all  the  arts; 
'*■■'■      In  giving  joy  he  finds  his  gain; 
On  many  glad  and  grateful  hearts 
His  name  is  written  to  remain. 


LEROY    T.    STEWARD 

'TpHERE  were  croakers  who  said  he  would 
''-  never  make  good, 

There  were  people  who  feared  he  would  fail: 
The  ones  who  at  present  cling  to  the  belief 
That  he  wasn't  a  competent,  praiseworthy 
chief 
Are  mostly  residing  in  jail. 


DR.  C.  PRUYN  STRINGFIELD 


^"T^HE  glad  hand  and  the  smile;  but,  better 
yet, 

The  willingness  to  help  you  on  your  way, 
Without  the  wish  to  have  you  feel  the  debt — 

Glad  for  the  good  he  does  from  day  to  day. 


WILLIAM  J.  SUTHERLAND 

AX7HEN  the  stein  is  on  the  table  and  the 
^^         song  is  ringing  clear, 
There  is  always  something  lacking  if  Bill 

Sutherland  ain't  here, 
For  before  we'd  do  without  Bill,  for  whose 

fellowship  we  long, 
We  would  do  without  the  table  and  forget 

the  stein  and  song. 


HERBERT  B.  SWIFT 


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**  I  ""HE  changing  seasons  come  and  go, 

-*■       The  clouds  may  fall  or  lift, 
The  weather  may  give  rain  or  snow, 
But  nothing  changes  Swift. 


WILLIAM  C.  THORNE 


IIJILLY  had  an  auto, 
-■^     Billy  took  a  spin, 
Billy  paid  a  little  fine 
When  they  ran  him  in; 
Now  he's  bought  a  monoplane, 
Rides  up  in  the  air, 
Coppers  wave  their  arms  at  him- 
Billy  doesn't  care. 


PAUL  FREDERICK  VOLLAND 


^T^HROUGH  Life's  dull  ways  he  tries  to 
-*-        scatter 

A  little  art  to  beautify; 
It  may  be  hard,  but  then,  no  matter, — 

It's  well  worth  while  to  even  try. 


FRANCIS  W.  WALKER 


TUTE  has  a  splendid  fund  of  wit 
-"■  ^     That  in  its  flash  is  lightning-like, 
And  yet,  unlike  the  lightning,  it 
In  flashing  never  fails  to  strike. 


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EDWARD  M.  ALLEN 


CEVEN  cities,  It  Is  said, 

^      Put  in  a  claim  for  Homer  dead; 

How  many  cities  madly  strive 

To  claim  this  man  while  he's  alive. 


Xr  Ih:  /Hfh-"^  1  .■'M\'n'...ib'  'x^.. 


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LOUIS  E.  BURR 


llJE  does  not  wear  a  plaid  or  kilts, 

-*■  -*•     He  pipes  no  weird,  fantastic  strains, 
And  yet,  somehow,  we  half  suspect 
That  he  has  Scotch  blood  in  his  veins. 


.■?yr^^!jS. 


JUDGE  GEORGE  A.  CARPENTER 


JUDGE,  would  you  let  a  man  become 
A  juror  in  a  packer's  case 
If  he  had  been  endowed  with  sense 
Enough  to  tell  the  difference 
Between  a  two-spot  and  an  ace? 


CHARLES  S.  CASTLE 


"LJOWEVER  dark  the  clouds  may  be, 
^     His  days  are  always  sunny, 

Because  he  has  a  chance,  you  see. 
To  spend  them  counting  money. 


DR.  GEORGE  M.  CHAMBERLIN 


AXT'E  have  no  mistress  of  the  robes, 
^^       No  privy  council  we  maintain, 
But,  being  royal  fellows  all. 

We  do  have  a  Grand  Chamberlain. 


A.  SHELDON  CLARK 


COME  men  are  born  to  sadly  frown, 

^     Some  men  to  praise  and  some  to  scoff; 

But,  whether  he  is  up  or  down. 

He  wears  the  smile  that  won't  come  off. 


FRED  E.   COYNE 


A    HALE  good  fellow  all  the  while, 
^  ^     A  boon  companion  and  a  spender, 
Prepared  with  ready  song  and  smile, — 
This  Coyne  is  always  legal  tender. 


AUGUSTUS  D.  CURTIS 


COME  other  folks  are  out  of  date 
*^     And  they  are  listed  as  B.  C, 
But  Curtis — now,  let's  get  this  straight- 
Belongs  to  now — he  is  A.  D. 


WILLIAM  W.  DEWEES 


1_JE'S  not  inclined  to  be  a  dude, 
"■■  -*•      His  clothes  are  splendid,  none  the  less 
He  doesn't  often  make  a  speech. 
But  he's  a  man  of  good  address. 


JOHN  DRENNAN 


1_JE  loses  sleep  'most  every  night — 

-'■  -*■      But  don't  let  that  look  strange  to  you. 

He  lies  awake  till  almost  light 

And  thinks  of  friendly  things  to  do. 


MILTON  J.  FOREMAN 


l-TE  can  tell  you  when  the  sphinx  was  built 
and  why; 
He  can  tell  you  just  what  Caesar  did  and 
how; 
He  can  tell  you  how  old  Cato  lost  his  eye, 
But  he  couldn't  wean  the  offspring  of  a  cow. 


CHARLES   K.   FOSTER 


np'HE  rhymes  that  we  might  write  of  him 
-■■        In  friendship  might  make  light  of  him, 
So  here's  the  thing  to  tell  of  him: 
The  neighbors  all  speak  well  of  him. 


GUY  GUERNSEY 


l_rE  winds  about  and  in  and  out 
^^     And  with  a  faith  sublime 
Is  always  pretty  prominent 
About  election  time. 


BENNETT  GRIFFIN 


'IXT'HEN  Bennett  Griffin  is  not  smiling, 
^"       He  may  not  be  a  handsome  creature; 
But  does  he  ever,  day  or  night, 
Put  off  the  smile  that  seems  to  light 
And  glorify  his  every  feature? 


KARL  EDWIN  HARRIMAN 


T-JE  once  wrote  a  book  about  Sadie, 
'■■  -*■      Whose  past  was  a  little  bit  shady; 
'Twas  a  well  written  book, 
But,  Karl,  where  did  you  look 
For  your  facts  concerning  the  lady? 


FRED'K  HIGBIE 


1_JE  does  not  sing  or  dance  or  see 
■*■  -■■     The  good  points  of  another's  game; 
But  he  has  found  out  how  to  be 
A  right  good  fellow,  just  the  same. 


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JOHN  U.  HIGINBOTHAM 


^  I  ""HEY  ask  what's  the  matter  with  Kansas, 
-■■        Where  old  Walt  Mason  writes  stanzas; 

They  have  acres  to  spare, 

But  John  isn't  there, 
And  THATS  what's  the  matter  with  Kansas. 


WILLIAM  H.  JUERGENS 


T_IE  has  a  most  peculiar  heart; 
■'■  -*■      For  treating  it  no  doctors  charge- 
The  information  we'll  impart: 
His  heart  is  simply  very  large. 


C.  GEORGE  KROGNESS 


^  I  ''HERE  is  no  rhyme  for  Krogness, 

-*■       At  least,  so  we  have  heard, 
Unless  it  may  be  Grogness, 
But  there  is  no  such  word. 


LOUIS  W.  LANDMAN 


TT^IND  sir,  if  you  could  have  a  feast 
•*-^     Commensurate  with  our  good  wishes, 
The  board  would  fill  Grant  Park,  at  least; 
'Twould  take  the  lake  to  wash  the  dishes. 


JOHN  R.  LENFESTEY 


LJE  in  his  life  has  played  a-many  parts, 
^-^      Has  pictured  life  as  but  few  others  can, 
But  never  needed  histrionic  arts 

To  play  the  grand  old  part  of  gentleman.' 


JOHN  LEE  MAHIN 

COME  men  are  born  wise,  some  men  are 
^  born  rich, 

Some  men  are  born  fearless  and  plucky, 
But  the  luckiest  one  are  the  ones  he  invites 
To  stay  a  few  days  and  likewise  a  few  nights 

On  his  little  old  farm  in  Kentucky. 


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J.  H.  McCORTNEY 


T_JE  will  sell  you  a  lot  and  build  you  a 
-*■  -^  house 

And  lend  you  the  money,  all  right; 
But  he  won't  lay  the  carpets  or  furnish  the 
meals 

Or  sing  to  the  babies  at  night. 


CHARLES  A.  McCULLOCH 


T_JE'S  just  about  as  tall  as  he  is  thick  and 
^  ^  wide, 

And  the  architect  that  planned  him  drew 
his  plan 
With  the  principal  idea  to  have  a  place  inside 

For  a  heart  as  big  as  that  of  any  man. 


EDWARD  K.  ORR 


X-JE  Is  so  quiet,  so  subdued, 
^  -*■     And  yells  in  such  a  gentle  tone 
That,  not  intending  to  be  rude 
Or  wishing  to  begin  a  feud. 
We  hand  to  Ed  a  megaphone. 


CHARLES  M.  PARKER 


r\  DREAMER  of  dreams,  and  doer  of  deeds, 
^^      This  is  our  choicest  wish  to  you; 
Whatever  your  hopes  and  whatever  your  needs 
Some  day  may  your  dreams  into  deeds  come 
true. 


CLARENCE  F.  PARKER 


l^ILL  up  this  cup  to  one  made  up 
^       Of  excellence  alone, 
Both  day  and  night  he  is  all  right, 
As  he  has  always  shown. 


DR.   MILTON   B.   PINE 


"IXZITH  a  smile  that  never  fades 
^^       And  good  nature,  rain  or  shine, 
Do  you  wonder  why  it  was 

That  the  Club  made  room  for  Pine? 


WILLIAM   H.  RANKIN 


1_JE  is  a  Hoosier  product,  but  he  only 
-*•  ^  brought  from  there 

The  Hoosier  sunshine  in  his  smile,  the  sunset 
in  his  hair. 


JOSEPH  A.  RUSHTON 

ILJE'S  a  follower  of  Nimrod; 

''•  ■*■      Many  hunting  grounds  he's  tried, 

And  he  never  shot  a  goose 

Or  a  rabbit  or  a  moose, 

Thinking  that  it  was  a  guide. 


JOHN  C.  SHAFFER 


A    JAILER  he,  you'd  scarce  believe  it, 
"^  ^     But  all  our  hearts  he  doth  enthrall, 
He  makes  of  us  his  willing  captives, — 
Kindness  the  chain  and  love  the  ball. 


EDWARD   W.   SIMS 


AX/HEN  Teddy's  in  the  chair  again 
^^       Ed  Sims  will  hear  this  call: 
"Come,  Ed.,  and  have  a  seat  by  me, 
For  it  is  up  to  you  to  be 
Attorney  General." 


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IX/TAN  wants  but  little  here  below 
^^^     Nor  wants  that  little  long; 
We  may  remark,  in  passing,  though, 
We  want  our  little  Strong. 


EDWARD  A.  ST.  JOHN 


nr^HEY  didn't  tell  us  much  about  you, 

^       We're  somewhat  doubtful  even  now; 
But  this  we  know,  you  are  descended 
From  a  good  old  family,  anyhow. 


JOHN  R.  THOMPSON 


LJE  has  beheld  Chicago  rise 

'-^     To  greatness  and  world-wide  renown, 

And  as  a  leading  citizen 

Confers  an  honor  on  the  town. 


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WILLIAM    HALE   THOMPSON 


COME  men  must  pound  and  some  must 
^         plow, 

And  some  engage  in  deadly  strife; 
He,  luckily,  has  found  out  how 

To  merely  smile  his  way  through  life. 


GEORGE  TRAMEL 


^  I  ""HE  sweetest  music  to  his  ears 
■*■       Is  the  swishing  of  the  spray; 
When  all  the  sails  are  spread  and  care's 
A  million  miles  away. 


HERBERT   VANDERHOOF 


TF  you  should  wonder  why  it  is 
^     That  he  appears  to  be  so  glad, 
The  fact  is,  there's  a  little  girl 

Who'll  learn  some  day  to  call  him 


'Dad. 


WARREN   WRIGHT 


"IXT'E'D  make  a  song 
^^       Here,  if  we  might; 
But  we'd  be  wrong 
And  he'd  be  Wright. 


JAS.  M.  WARNER 

"VrOU  would  not  think  It  could  be  so 
-■•       To  judge  him  by  his  face; 
But  even  he  has  been  inclined — 
Oh,  merely  now  and  then,  to  find 
The  world  a  dismal  place. 


HONORARY 
MEMBERS 

of  the 
FORTY  CLUB 


# 


RICHARD  BENNETT 

1-JE'S  a  serious  man,  with  a  serious  way 

^  ^     Of  presenting  a  serious  theme, 
But  he  reaches  your  heart  when  you  sit 

through  his  play 
Till  you  feel  the  effect  for  a-many  a  day 
And  your  life  has  a  sunnier  gleam. 


ALBERT  BOROFF 


npHE  fates  were  very,  very  kind 

-■-       To  bless  him  with  the  gift  of  song; 
And  to  his  credit,  be  it  said, 

We  do  not  have  to  tease  him  long. 


DR.   FRANK  CRANE 


1-1 OW  good  a  world  this  world  would  be 
^  ^      If  all  men  in  it  were  as  he; 
For  he  can  keep  from  going  wrong, 
And  yet  be  cheerful  right  along. 


JOSEPH   H.  DeFREES 


Y'OU  might  not  think  it  could  be  so, 
■■■       And  yet  such  is  the  case: 
De  Frees  was  in  Chicago  when 
'Twas  just  a  little  place. 


FRED  GARDNER 


HE  might  have  come  from  Hackensack 
Or  Fond  du  Lac  or  Kinderhook, 
But,  anyhow,  he'd  never  lack 
A  cheerful  and  contented  look. 


JOHN  HYAMS 

VIT'E  have  all  had  girls  of  our  dreajns, 
^^       Girls  who  were  graceful  and  fair, 
Girls  who  were  angels,  indeed. 

Girls  with  whom  none  could  compare; 
But  the  girls  of  our  dreams  disappeared, 

They  were  wraiths  that  eluded  our  sight, 
While  the  girl  of  his  dreams  is  his  own. 

And  he  wins  her  anew  every  night. 


HERBERT  KING 


/'^LOOM  folds  her  tent  when  Herbert  sings, 
^-^     And  kindness  claims  our  hearts; 
Thanks  for  the  pleasure  that  he  brings 
And  willingly  imparts. 


DR.  WILLIAM   F.  LARKIN 


'II^HEN  Larkin  sings,  the  little  birds 
^^       Fly  up  and  listen  to  his  words, 
And  as  he  turns  the  music  loose 

They  chirp  all  sadly:  "What's  the  use?" 


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JOHN  T.  McCUTCHEON 

"LIE  holds  the  mirror  up  to  nature 
■*■  -*•      And  by  his  clever,  mystic  spell 
He  shows  her  such  a  pleasing  image 
That  nature  likes  it  pretty  well. 


NON-'RESIDENT 
MEMBERS 

of  tfie 
FORTY  CLUB 


# 


JOHN  BOLAND 


"XTZE  often  wonder,  as  you  may, 
^^       What  pleasure  would  be  his 
If  he  found  others  every  day 
As  cheerful  as  he  is. 


HOMER  CARR 


ANOTHER  Homer!     What  delight 
^  ^     Would  be  old  Homer's  if  he  might 
Know  that  this  Homer  spreads  his  fame 
And  adds  new  honor  to  his  name. 


EDWARD  WILSON  DONAHOE 


WHEN  he  was  young  and  in  his  prime 
He'd  go  out  for  a  gay  old  time. 
Don't  urge  him  now,  or,  bless  your  heart, 
He'll  show  you  how  to  make  a  start. 


FRANK   E.   WILSON 


r_IE  travels  east,  he  travels  west, 
-■-  -*•      He  travels  much,  he  travels  far; 
He  never  has  to  pay  his  fare, 

Because  he  has  a  private  car; 
He  keeps  a  corps  of  men  to  take 

Such  orders  as  he  may  be  giving; 
The  funny  thing  about  it  is 

He  calls  this  working  for  a  living. 


Forty  Club  Members,  1888 


William  T.  Hall,  President 
Edward  Freiberger,  Secretary 


H.  C.  Chatfield-Taylor,  Vice-Pres  . 
Harry  G.  Sommers,  Treasurer 


Members  of  Executive  Committee 
Gen.  H.  A.  Wheeler       v,  E.  W.  Kohlsaat  Montgomery  Gibbs 


Akin,  Henry  F. 
Allen,  James  Lane 
Barron,  Elwyn  A. 
Chatfield-Taylor,  H.C. 
Clayton,  Chas.  B. 
Cone,  George  W. 
Crawford,  S.  A. 
Defrees,  J.  H.  » 

Dew,  Chas.  A.  , 

Ewing,  Judge  W.  G. 
Freiberger,  Edward 
Gibbs,  Montgomery 
Glover,  Lyman  B. 


Resident  Members 

Hall,  William  T. 
Hamlin,  George  J. 
Hancock,  George  W. 
Horton,  O.  H.  Judge 
Jenks,  E.  W. 
Jenney,  Geo.  H. 
Kayzer,  Samuel 
Kohlsaat,  Judge  C.  C. 
Kohlsaat,  Ernest  W. 
Kuhns,  E.  Louis 
Morris,  Frank  M. 
McMillan,  Newton 
Powers,  Harry  J. 
Wheeler,  Gen.  H.  A. 


Powers,  L.  D. 
Reilly,  Leigh 
Root,  Frederick  W. 
Scales,  Judge  Frank 
Smith,  Harry  B. 
Sommers,  Harry  G. 
Stevenson,  Chas.  A. 
Stires,  Rev.  Ernest  M. 
Stone,  Melville  E. 
Taylor,  Wm.  A. 
Thomas,  Dr.  Homer  M . 
Turner,  Col.  Henry  L. 
Wallace,  Genio 


Non-Resident  Members 


French,  George  H.,  St.  Louis 

Hayman,  Alf.,  N.  Y. 

La  Shelle,  Kirke,  N.  Y. 

Macintosh,  Burr,  N.  Y. 

Murray,  Frank,  N.  Y. 

Reade,  Capt.  Philip  H.,  U.S.A. 


Williams,  Walter,  N.  Y. 


Honorary  Members 


Richardson,  Leander,  N.  Y. 
Salsbury,  Nate,  N.  Y. 
Shuman,  A.  F.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
Unitt,  E.  G.,  New  York 
Wallace,  J.  Laurie,  Omaha 
Wilkie,  John  E.,  London 


Henry  C.  Barnabee,  Boston 
Maurice  Barrymore,  N.  Y. 
Cecil  Clay,  London 
Henry  E.  Dixey,  N.  Y. 
Walter  Emerson,  London 
Nat  C.  Goodwin 
Edwin  W.  Hoff,  N.  Y. 
Edmond  M.  Holland,  N.  Y. 
Tom  Karl,  N.  Y. 
Wilton  Lackaye,  N.  Y. 
W.  H.  Macdonald,  Boston 
Felix  Morris,  N.  Y. 
Ramsay  Morris,  N.  Y. 


Bill  Nye,  N.  Y. 

Jas.  O'Neill,  N.  Y. 

Max  O'Rell,  Paris 

Thos.  Nelson  Page,  Washington 

Frederick  Paulding,  N.  Y. 

Roland  Reed,  N.  Y. 

Dr.  Geo.  F.  Root,  Chicago 

Edmund  Russell,  N.  Y. 

Otis  Skinner,  N.  Y. 

F.  Hopkinson  Smith,  N.  Y. 

Willis  Sweatnam,  N.  Y. 

Edward  S.  Willard,  London 

Francis  Wilson,  N.  Y. 


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The  Moffett  Studio,  Chicago. 


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